Chapter 52 Chapter 52 So good that Lin Jie feels he is unworthy...
The person hiding in the corner watching was the vegetable picker who had originally shown Song Zhihan the way. Seeing her approach, she hurriedly asked with concern, "Hey girl, how's that boy? I see the ambulance is here. Is he okay?"
The aunt mainly wanted to watch the show and add some material for gossip the next day, but Song Zhihan felt that he could find some breakthroughs from her. Maybe she saw Dong Kai throwing things and could be an eyewitness.
Song Zhihan had a trick to deal with elders of this age. He said, "Auntie, you are so beautiful." In just a few words, he got the aunt to say something.
My aunt was just filming a TikTok video, and by chance, she had captured the entire process of Dong Kai throwing the object and running away. Looking at the video looping on her hand, Song Zhihan felt more confident.
"Auntie, since you have the video, please come with me and give it to the police."
After these words were spoken, the aunt who had been talking non-stop just now stopped talking. She clutched her cell phone with an embarrassed expression.
"I'm not going... Didn't you say that the guy was fine? We're just neighbors, why make it so awkward? Forget it."
The aunt was worried about getting into trouble. After all, Zhong Xiuwen was a well-known bad woman. She looked weird and had a bad temper. Who would want to get involved with her?
Song Zhihan could understand her words. Not everyone could see the truth behind rumors. She, for example, hadn't she also been frightened by Aunt Zhong's rumors when she first came here? But this matter was serious. If Dong Kai got away with it, he would only become more unscrupulous next time.
"Aunt, I know you have a misunderstanding about Aunt Zhong, and it's understandable that you don't want to testify. But when it comes to a person, you can't just listen to what others say, you have to look at what she does. She's raising two children by herself. If she didn't have a tougher temper, wouldn't she be bullied every day? And the matter with the Dong family was such a big deal at the time, and the Dong family said everything, but the fact is that Dong Kai bullied Lin Mo, and Aunt Zhong was eager to protect her daughter, so she went to the door to make trouble. It's not that whoever says more is right. Aunt Zhong runs a small restaurant, you know. If she was really a bad person, how could the children be willing to eat at her house every day."
Song Zhihan took her arm and said these words with great conviction. She really felt unfair for Zhong Xiumen. She was such a good person, but she was slandered like this by rumors.
The vegetable picker listened, lowered her head and said nothing. The image of Zhong Xiuwen picking up and dropping off children all day long appeared in her mind. A string of children holding her hands obediently. The scene made her heart warm, but then again...
Seeing her evasive attitude, Song Zhihan knew that it was useless to say anything. He sighed and smiled at her: "It's okay, Auntie. I understand if you don't want to go. I won't disturb you anymore. I'll go up first."
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The police knocked on Dong's door. There was a commotion inside and a middle-aged woman opened the door.
She looked at the situation at the door and sneered sarcastically: "What? Are you coming to my house to make trouble again?" She was Chen Cuilan, Dong Kai's mother. She had always regarded Zhong Xiumen as her imaginary enemy and the destroyer of her happy family.
The police pointed to the wound on Lin Jie's forehead and said, "The person who called the police said that your son deliberately threw something from a high altitude, causing his injury. Where is he? Let him come out and give a statement."
Chen Cuilan crossed her arms and stood in front of the door. "What if he said it was true? Besides, even if it was true, my son didn't do it on purpose. You're so funny. Who told you to stand downstairs? Why didn't you get out of the way? Don't you have eyes?"
Even though he was an experienced police officer who had seen many strange things, he was still speechless by her self-righteous attitude. He turned to look at Lin Jie's expression, hoping that he would not be too angry.
But he only saw a calm face. Only by looking into his eyes could he detect his anger. This man's emotions did not seem to be expressed outwardly, but like a bottomless pool of water, deeply accumulated in his heart.
"Anyway, let him come out and talk first." The policeman was quite helpless.
Chen Cuilan snorted coldly, glared at Lin Jie fiercely, and then called for help into the house.
Dong Kai came out quickly. He was wearing gray pajamas and looked like a hunched gray mouse. He looked at Lin Jie's injuries with a sinister look, thinking that he would definitely smash him to death next time.
The police recounted the incident. In stark contrast to his mother's refusal to admit guilt, Dong Kai readily admitted, "I did it, but I didn't mean to. I was playing with a Rubik's Cube on the balcony, and my hands were shaking, so I accidentally dropped it. I apologize, okay?"
A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. He was so bold because he was sure of this.
The policeman looked at Lin Jie and coughed lightly: "This..."
Lin Jie looked calmly at the mother and son before him and said calmly, "I don't accept his apology. I still believe he did it on purpose. I will apply to the judicial authorities for a medical examination."
"It's up to you, test it however you want." Dong Kai smiled proudly.
Lin Jie wasn't provoked, but instead looked at them coldly. "According to the Civil Code, anyone who causes minor injuries by throwing objects from a high place will be detained for 5-10 days, and the injury will be recorded in the file. Do you think my injuries aren't serious enough to constitute a minor injury? Or do you have evidence to prove it wasn't you who threw the object?"
Hearing about the detention, Dong Kai and his mother's expressions changed. Chen Cuilan even started to make a fuss: "Don't listen to his nonsense. We have had conflicts with his family before. He is just saying this to blackmail us."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jie raised his eyebrows slightly, a faint curve appeared at the corner of his lips. He looked at the police and said, "You heard it. There is a conflict between our two families. He has sufficient motive to commit the crime."
Dong Kai pointed at him angrily and said, "Don't talk nonsense! I already said I didn't mean it. Can't we just settle this privately? Is there any need to call the police?"
He felt guilty and scared, and this was exactly the reaction Lin Jie wanted from him.
He looked at Dong Kai, the coldness and sharpness in his eyes frightening him. "Whether you did it on purpose or not, the damage you've done to me is already there. I don't agree to a private settlement. No matter how long this takes, I will fight you until you get the punishment you deserve."
Chen Cuilan looked at the police officer for help, grabbed his arm and kept talking: "He's talking nonsense, he has no evidence, he's just making assumptions."
The police were also in a difficult position. Without evidence to prove that Dong Kai had the subjective intention to intentionally injure others, it was difficult to define responsibility. At most, they gave him a verbal warning.
When the men were around, a voice was suddenly heard.
"Who said there is no evidence?"
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The vegetable picker caught up with Song Zhihan after she walked a few steps away. She did not come forward to testify, but sent the video to her. Perhaps at some moment she was also moved by the heartwarming scene she had seen before.
This matter finally came to an end. Dong Kai was detained for seven days for deliberately throwing objects from a high place and was taken away by the police in front of the community intelligence station. It is conceivable what kind of gossip will be waiting for him when he returns.
Lin Jie and Song Zhihan returned home together. Seeing Zhong Xiumen's anxious look, they both smiled at the same time.
"I've decided to move."
Zhong Xiuwen sat on the stool, staring at the wound on Lin Jie's forehead for a long time without taking his eyes off.
Lin Jie was surprised for a moment, then replied, "Okay, when are you going to move? I'll find a moving company."
I had discussed it with her for so long before, but she refused to move. After this incident, she finally came to her senses.
Zhong Xiumen did what she said and moved out tomorrow. Fortunately, Lin Jie's new house was not far from here, so the small restaurant business could continue.
move place?
Hearing the two of them talking like this, Song Zhihan tugged at Lin Jie's sleeve and asked him quietly, "Where are you moving to? A new house you're renting?"
Lin Jie answered as a matter of course: "Moved to another house not far away. I bought it for them a few years ago. I also have another house of the same type, which I live in now."
Seeing the surprise on her face, Lin Jie didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Do you think the three of us live here?"
Song Zhihan smiled bitterly and nodded: "Yes, when I first came here, I thought my family was not well off. I was so scared that I didn't dare to quit my job easily."
She thought that from now on she would have to live a hard life of frugality, but she didn't expect that this was all an illusion. Aunt Zhong was really something, why did she have to stay here and refuse to move? It must be tiring to live on the fourth floor.
Lin Jie smiled, thinking that her expression of being ready to eat coarse food in the next second was so cute.
"My mom refused to move because the family upstairs, as she put it, wanted to give it a try."
Zhong Xiumen regretted her anger so much that not only did she fail to anger others, but she also hurt her own son.
"So, you bought two houses and a car?" Song Zhihan counted on her fingers. It must have cost a lot of money. She then curiously asked Lin Jie, "Are we making an animation? Why do I only make so little money a month?"
If it weren't for the financial support from her family, she wouldn't have enough money to spend. Song Zhihan had never thought about not having enough money before, but it was because of the misunderstanding with Zhong Xiuwen that she had such a deep understanding of money.
"The bonus is not small, but I bought funds and the like with my friends when I was in college. Later, some of them started businesses, and I also invested in some." Lin Jie recalled all the various financial products he had. Although the total amount was not that much, it was more than enough to cover the expenses of a family.
Song Zhihan uttered a faint sigh of admiration: "You are so amazing, Lin Jie."
Lin Jie, on the other hand, felt otherwise. He lowered his eyes and said self-deprecatingly, "It's far from enough."
He used to think it was enough, but after being with Song Zhihan, he felt that it was not enough. He didn't want Song Zhihan to lower her original standard of living after being with him. Lin Jie felt that he had to at least make sure she maintained her original state and not have to worry about money.
Song Zhihan could probably understand what he meant, but the comparison was unfair. Everything she enjoyed came from her mother, while Lin Jie had worked hard for it all. There was no comparison between the two. But she knew that this incident was a hurdle in Lin Jie's heart. It was a hurdle that had tripped up his hidden love ten years ago, and it still made him care ten years later.
"Lin Jie, my family's wealth has been accumulated over many generations. It's difficult for you to become richer than my mother through your own efforts, so your comparison is invalid. Take my parents as an example. My dad married into the family, and their financial conditions are very different, but their relationship has been as good as ever for twenty years. You, on the other hand, are much more capable than my dad, so I believe we can live a good life, and you are fully capable of managing our relationship. I have confidence in you."
Song Zhihan watched him say these words with full confidence. She gently kissed Lin Jie's lips, put her arms around his neck, and snuggled up to him.
This kind of comfort and persuasion made Lin Jie feel indescribably moved. He used to think that Song Zhihan was childish and immature, but in this matter, she understood much more than he did.
She is so good, so good that Lin Jie sometimes feels that he does not deserve her.
【Drop in the small theater】
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The author has something to say: Mid-Autumn Festival.
Song Zhihan and Lin Jie went to the top of the mountain to watch the moon. Looking at the bright moon, Song Zhihan's literary disease came back and he thought of Natsume Soseki's obscure love words.
She leaned on Lin Jie's arm and said, "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."
"How can the fifteenth day of the eighth month not be beautiful?"
Song Zhihan rolled his eyes and bit his arm.
Lin Jie pinched her chin and said, "Just kidding. I love you, too."
After saying that, he kissed her.
I wish you a long life and we can be reunited under the bright moon.
I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival [glasses]
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